Extreme Commuting

"Ram" is a popular name in Nepal, and it wouldn't surprise me if the guy who was in charge or cramming as many people as possible on to our bus home this evening was called just that. We were rammed in like the proverbial sardines. I counted about 25 people in the small space at the front of the bus (about 1.5m x 3m). It was hard work and beyond comprehension, very exciting stuff :-)

The big news today is that we found somewhere to live! (Well our best mate in Nepal Santos) A lady and her daughter rent their spare room out, it is big and clean and they are very friendly. They hardly use the kitchen and they have a mega shower that does hot water 24/7. And its a decent price. And they have a massive photo of the Dalai Lama in the front room. Mega slot. We are moving tomorrow and feel great about it. Hopefully we will get a chance to settle in and get into a nice routine.

Work was positive, I managed to get access to the website and get it running on my machine. It is my job to make some updates and get the guys set up so they can update themselves easily. It is written in PHP which I have never used and always thought of it as being hacky and nerdy (in a negative way), we shall see what I think in a few weeks time...

At lunch we bought biscuits from the lady in the picture. She was very sweet and loved that I wanted to take her picture. The light in the shops is great as the bright sun outside reflects in the eyes in a lovely way. The red mark at the top of her forehead indicates that she is married, not all women do this in Nepal, just certain castes.

Once home we did a lap of the Super Stupa and this time counted all the prayer wheels around the edge. 661 there were. Probably. Quite a few. And the official rules are that you should do three laps of the stupa, which we haven't done yet. Maybe tomorrow....